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i'm joined by deputy secretary of defense ashton carter. welcome, mr. secretary so let's just pick up with that comment from some republicans that this is exaggerated. >> well, for us in the defense department, unfortunately, it's not exaggerated. in fact, we don't want to take any of these steps. we certainly are trying to do it in the way that does the minimum damage to national security. we don't have a lot of flexibility, and we don't have a lot of time in that regard. sequester requires us to find $46 billion in the last half of the year, and then we have an additional problem with the lack of an appropriations bill, which is a particular problem for us. you put those two things together, and in some of accounts that fund training, for example, for army units, those accounts are 30% short over the year, and now we only have half the year in which to make up those savings. what that means is we're going to protect the wars in afghanistan-- we've got to nund them. we have to fund-- need to fund military personnel. the president exempted military pers
i'm joined by deputy secretary of defense ashton carter. welcome, mr. secretary so let's just pick up with that comment from some republicans that this is exaggerated. >> well, for us in the defense department, unfortunately, it's not exaggerated. in fact, we don't want to take any of these steps. we certainly are trying to do it in the way that does the minimum damage to national security. we don't have a lot of flexibility, and we don't have a lot of time in that regard. sequester...
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>> then japan feels that it is on the defensive. that if it does not show kind of firmness and resolve, then it invites further intimidation and bullying on the part of china. so even though the intrendic interests of these islands may be marchial by giving in to chinese intimidation, they feel then that that is kind of rewards that bullying on the part of china. >> warner: there s of course, these unresolved nationalistic feelings, conflicts dating back to world war ii. are the-- how deep is that, are the leaders, is the leadership in each country scanning that and if so why. >> i think in the past there might have been part of that on the part of chinese leadership, using the so-called history card against the japanese. but i think that that has shifted. and now that the chinese leadership are in a sense prisoners of the nationalism that they mobilized. >> warner: let's get to the u.s. because they mentioned the danger the u.s. could get drawn into. what are the stake force the united states, first of all, and how likely is it tha
>> then japan feels that it is on the defensive. that if it does not show kind of firmness and resolve, then it invites further intimidation and bullying on the part of china. so even though the intrendic interests of these islands may be marchial by giving in to chinese intimidation, they feel then that that is kind of rewards that bullying on the part of china. >> warner: there s of course, these unresolved nationalistic feelings, conflicts dating back to world war ii. are the--...
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to sell defense cuts to the republicans. and there is not much trust that chuck hagel has with republicans having made a second career attacking his party after he left government. i think that that, this is a strange choice in order to do that particular purpose. >> woodruff: well, meanwhile, we are just what, two weeks away, mark, from across-the-board budget cuts taking effect of so-called sequester. itwould be cuts t domestic spending cuts, in $85 billion, in both domestic and defense, military spending. congress is left town for more than a week. what is going to happen? >> the sequester will set in on the first of march. >> and? >> and the cuts will come and we will feel it. because the administration will be in the position of selecting to some degree controlling where those cuts are. although it's limited by the legislation. but they will be felt by people. andhere will be dislocations. there will be discomfort and there will be suffering. and the cbo has predicted, judy, if it goes through, the sequester goes throug
to sell defense cuts to the republicans. and there is not much trust that chuck hagel has with republicans having made a second career attacking his party after he left government. i think that that, this is a strange choice in order to do that particular purpose. >> woodruff: well, meanwhile, we are just what, two weeks away, mark, from across-the-board budget cuts taking effect of so-called sequester. itwould be cuts t domestic spending cuts, in $85 billion, in both domestic and...
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warner gets an update on the oscar pistorius murder trial in south africa, as the prosecution and the defense lay out conflicting accounts of the events leading to his girlfriend's death. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a u.s. security firm charged today there's an all-out effort to break into computer systems in the u.s. and elsewhere. the report laid out an extensive case against china and its military. the newest allegations of cyber attacks by the chinese government came up at the white house today. reporters asked spokesman jay carney about a study that blames china's milita
warner gets an update on the oscar pistorius murder trial in south africa, as the prosecution and the defense lay out conflicting accounts of the events leading to his girlfriend's death. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy,...
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after saying there wouldn't be any comment, except from his defense attorney, in leaving the courthouse, we did get the former illinois congressman, jesse jackson, jr., to say a few things. we tried to get comment from his father, the reverend jesse jackson, the civil rights icon, the political guru, if you will, of the progressive democratic wing. this is what they had to say. the wife had more to say than the reverend, take a listen. >> what do you say? >> people in chicago. a quick message. >> not a proud day. i'm sorry i let everybody down. >> reverend, there has to be a message to people in chicago, given your family so much. >> a little later. >> well, do you have anything? >> we love the people of chicago. we love the people of chicago. >> how are you guys holding up? >> chicago family has got to be reeling tonight inside the courtroom. the former illinois congressman told the judge that he wasn't going to waste the taxpayer's money, accepted full responsibility for the conspiracy felony charge. he took responsibility for stealing some $750,000 in campaign contributions. among th
after saying there wouldn't be any comment, except from his defense attorney, in leaving the courthouse, we did get the former illinois congressman, jesse jackson, jr., to say a few things. we tried to get comment from his father, the reverend jesse jackson, the civil rights icon, the political guru, if you will, of the progressive democratic wing. this is what they had to say. the wife had more to say than the reverend, take a listen. >> what do you say? >> people in chicago. a...
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there's also been a view that in national security's names probing defense networks that what you would expect an opposition military to be doing. but in this case it's economic espionage which is quite interesting. >> woodruff: do we have a sense of how much damage has been done by this. >> the report highlights singh that significant damage has been done as richard pointed out. terabytes of data. >> woodruff: adding up to what? what does that cost the companies? the organizations that have been hacked into? >> it's a difficult question to answer. when a military encountered this same problem, they had to stand up a separate unit just for the purposes of saying this is the information that was stolen, what is the value, do we have to change the defense contract? do we have to reengineer a plane? what do we have to do? that's the thinking we need to get the private sector engaged in. >> woodruff: that's what i want to finally ask both of you about. what can be done about this? is it clear what can be done? >> i don't think it's particularly clear. but basic steps such as increasing comp
there's also been a view that in national security's names probing defense networks that what you would expect an opposition military to be doing. but in this case it's economic espionage which is quite interesting. >> woodruff: do we have a sense of how much damage has been done by this. >> the report highlights singh that significant damage has been done as richard pointed out. terabytes of data. >> woodruff: adding up to what? what does that cost the companies? the...
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. >> hundley lost his job as an aerospace and defense executive in idaho over these allegations. his attorney says he will plead not guilty to the charges of simple assault. >>> next tonight on wusa9 new information on hillary's next chapter, what the secretary of state has decided about her future. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in good council high school in olney, maryland, coming up how a young, promising, incredibly talented high school whistler refuses to let a bunch of international -- wrestler refuses to let a bunch of international olympic committee bereaucrats to >>> we are pretty pumped up by a local high school athlete and hope you will be, too. he's a wrestler who dreams to become an olympic champion, but the international olympic committee shocked the world when they decided to remove the sport from the olympic games starting in 2020. tonight scott broom introduces you and to us kyle snyder of good council high school in olney, maryland, and maybe just maybe he'll inspire you to join us in trying to get the olympics to reconsider. >> reporter: 17-year-old kyle snyder
. >> hundley lost his job as an aerospace and defense executive in idaho over these allegations. his attorney says he will plead not guilty to the charges of simple assault. >>> next tonight on wusa9 new information on hillary's next chapter, what the secretary of state has decided about her future. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in good council high school in olney, maryland, coming up how a young, promising, incredibly talented high school whistler refuses to let a bunch of...
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this witness is, what the problems is, and he comes up with very little, although we do know that the defense are absolutely hopping mad about this and they are saying this prosecution was predicated on a lie. that this witness was lying, that the prosecutors knew for as long as a year that he was lying, and that they didn't bring that forward to them until just recently. so they are arguing about it and we're going to have to wait to find out what's going on. >> any idea why the secrecy? why can't we be in that courtroom as surrogates? why can't folks know what's going on? >> the prosecution argues there is a safety issue. that there's a safety issue with the witness, who they are talking about, whose credibility is in question. they say that name has to be kept secret. possibly for months longer, before we find out. >> the time line is still months away before we may get this resolved. bruce leshan, thank you so much. anita. >> there's new information on those across the board budget cuts set to hit march 1, unless congress takes action. it's known as sequestration. $85billion in cuts that
this witness is, what the problems is, and he comes up with very little, although we do know that the defense are absolutely hopping mad about this and they are saying this prosecution was predicated on a lie. that this witness was lying, that the prosecutors knew for as long as a year that he was lying, and that they didn't bring that forward to them until just recently. so they are arguing about it and we're going to have to wait to find out what's going on. >> any idea why the secrecy?...
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., the natural resources defense council, one of many groups organizing yesterday's protests. and scott segal is a lobbyist and partner with firm of bracewell and guiliani. the firm represents a number of energy companies pushing for the keystone extension. gentlemen, welcome to you both. >> thank you, judy. woodruff: bob deans, let me start with you. what is the main harm done if this pipeline extension happens? >> the main idea here is to take some of the dirtiest oil on the planet, pipe it through the bread basket of america so it can be sent overseas out of the gulf of mexico. it's not about american jobs. it's about profits for big oil companies a bad requested that needs to be denied. >> woodruff: if it'sing if through a pipeline what's the concern. >> the cal ma glo river, 30 miles of that river was destroyed two years ago by a pipeline incident using these kinds of crude. it's bad stuff. these accidents do put this heartland at risk. the thousands, hundreds of thousands of jobs, we have a quarter of a million farms and ranches in those great plains states that your map
., the natural resources defense council, one of many groups organizing yesterday's protests. and scott segal is a lobbyist and partner with firm of bracewell and guiliani. the firm represents a number of energy companies pushing for the keystone extension. gentlemen, welcome to you both. >> thank you, judy. woodruff: bob deans, let me start with you. what is the main harm done if this pipeline extension happens? >> the main idea here is to take some of the dirtiest oil on the...